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Table 313.30. Selected statistics on degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by control and level of institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2021
Selected statistics Total Public Private
Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of institutions, fall 2021 99 50 40 10 49 48 1

Fall enrollment
             
Total enrollment, fall 1990 257,152 187,046 171,969 15,077 70,106 68,528 1,578
Males 105,157 76,541 70,220 6,321 28,616 28,054 562
Males, Black 82,897 57,255 54,041 3,214 25,642 25,198 444
Females 151,995 110,505 101,749 8,756 41,490 40,474 1,016
Females, Black 125,785 86,949 80,883 6,066 38,836 38,115 721

Total enrollment, fall 2000
275,680 199,725 175,404 24,321 75,955 75,306 649
Males 108,164 78,186 68,322 9,864 29,978 29,771 207
Males, Black 87,319 60,029 56,017 4,012 27,290 27,085 205
Females 167,516 121,539 107,082 14,457 45,977 45,535 442
Females, Black 139,920 96,677 89,260 7,417 43,243 42,810 433

Total enrollment, fall 2010
326,614 249,146 205,774 43,372 77,468 77,325 143
Males 127,437 95,883 78,528 17,355 31,554 31,482 72
Males, Black 101,605 72,629 65,512 7,117 28,976 28,904 72
Females 199,177 153,263 127,246 26,017 45,914 45,843 71
Females, Black 164,303 121,211 107,721 13,490 43,092 43,021 71

Total enrollment, fall 2021
287,001 219,366 184,735 34,631 67,635 67,390 245
Males 103,172 76,961 63,718 13,243 26,211 26,136 75
Males, Black 75,375 53,637 48,969 4,668 21,738 21,681 57
Females 183,829 142,405 121,017 21,388 41,424 41,254 170
Females, Black 141,263 105,808 96,228 9,580 35,455 35,322 133

    Full-time enrollment, fall 2021
212,052 152,278 141,419 10,859 59,774 59,572 202
Males 76,755 54,121 49,507 4,614 22,634 22,570 64
Females 135,297 98,157 91,912 6,245 37,140 37,002 138

    Part-time enrollment, fall 2021
74,949 67,088 43,316 23,772 7,861 7,818 43
Males 26,417 22,840 14,211 8,629 3,577 3,566 11
Females 48,532 44,248 29,105 15,143 4,284 4,252 32

Degrees conferred, 2020-21
             
Associate's 4,998 4,850 1,041 3,809 148 116 32
Males 1,645 1,596 266 1,330 49 43 6
Males, Black 585 545 149 396 40 35 5
Females 3,353 3,254 775 2,479 99 73 26
Females, Black 1,557 1,469 414 1,055 88 64 24

Bachelor's
33,569 24,167 24,167 9,402 9,402
Males 11,172 8,070 8,070 3,102 3,102
Males, Black 8,563 5,976 5,976 2,587 2,587
Females 22,397 16,097 16,097 6,300 6,300
Females, Black 18,381 12,871 12,871 5,510 5,510

Master's
6,883 5,705 5,705 1,178 1,178
Males 2,064 1,709 1,709 355 355
Males, Black 1,400 1,105 1,105 295 295
Females 4,819 3,996 3,996 823 823
Females, Black 3,588 2,915 2,915 673 673

Doctor's1
2,721 1,518 1,518 1,203 1,203
Males 998 548 548 450 450
Males, Black 545 240 240 305 305
Females 1,723 970 970 753 753
Females, Black 1,078 561 561 517 517
  In thousands of current dollars
Financial statistics, 2020-212              
Total revenue $12,433,582 $7,557,095 $7,077,572 $479,523 $4,876,488 $4,868,177 $8,311
Student tuition and fees 1,806,533 960,241 925,125 35,116 846,291 843,359 2,932
Federal government3 3,383,463 2,015,981 1,784,528 231,453 1,367,482 1,362,982 4,500
State governments 2,189,049 2,080,153 1,941,464 138,690 108,896 108,032 863
Local governments 147,421 103,724 44,454 59,270 43,698 43,698 0
Private gifts and grants4 1,176,901 409,751 407,916 1,835 767,150 767,134 16
Investment return (gain or loss) 991,653 202,601 201,799 802 789,052 789,052 0
Auxiliary (essentially self-
    supporting) enterprises
613,673 461,705 456,751 4,954 151,968 151,968 0
Hospitals and other sources 2,124,889 1,322,939 1,315,536 7,403 801,951 801,951 0

Total expenditures
8,803,670 5,892,152 5,478,108 414,044 2,911,518 2,903,934 7,584
Instruction 2,236,469 1,526,797 1,388,075 138,722 709,673 707,580 2,092
Research 559,764 398,368 398,368 0 161,396 161,396 0
Academic support 746,640 510,922 481,212 29,710 235,718 234,967 750
Institutional support 1,714,724 991,265 906,754 84,511 723,459 718,977 4,481
Auxiliary (essentially self-
    supporting) enterprises
907,003 699,057 692,427 6,629 207,946 207,946 0
Other expenditures5 2,639,071 1,765,744 1,611,272 154,472 873,326 873,067 260
†Not applicable.
1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11.
2 Totals of public and private institutions together are approximate because reporting is based on two different survey forms with different accounting concepts. Total financial statistics in this table include data reported by public institutions using the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) form as well as data reported by private and some public institutions using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) form.
3 Includes independent operations.
4 Includes contributions from affiliated entities.
5 Includes public service, student services, net grant aid, scholarships and fellowships, hospital services, independent operations, and other expenses.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Historically Black colleges and universities are degree-granting institutions established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans. Federal regulations, 20 U.S. Code, Section 1061 (2), allow for certain exceptions to the founding date. Federal, state, and local governments revenue includes appropriations, grants, and contracts. Totals include persons of other racial/ethnic groups not separately identified. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); IPEDS Spring 2001, Spring 2011, and Spring 2022, Fall Enrollment component; IPEDS Spring 2022, Finance component; and IPEDS Fall 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2022.)

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